New Garage for Bad Habit
#16
08-19-2014, 04:06 AM
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Damn I wish I could have conned my landlord and bylaw officer into letting me build a garage-majhal like yours. Guess I'm stuck with this friggin carnie style stick & tarp joint that I'm claiming is a portable structure. Maybe next year. Enjoy the place for all it's worth and charge an admission fee. Sounds like you may have to charge Rich rent. LOL
#17
08-19-2014, 09:45 AM
Put the opposite side wall one on hinges. And keep the idea of mobile work bench from the old door, I really like that idea myself.
privateer a $800 18x21 metal carport can be enclosed easy and for cheap and then easy to take done later. Its not in the ground, so maybe no property tax or permit issues?
Chad ck your PM box ASAP! ref:OMG
privateer a $800 18x21 metal carport can be enclosed easy and for cheap and then easy to take done later. Its not in the ground, so maybe no property tax or permit issues?
Chad ck your PM box ASAP! ref:OMG
#18
08-19-2014, 12:47 PM
Hotshot
Pension day is the 26 & I'll be able to pickup a copy of Reg/curepro and hopefully I can get my computer running again 77/79. If it works I'll be able to update 3threads, I'm using my smart phone and it's real hard to operate due to 6 blackouts and a stroke (june, july,august 012). Money is a big issue in my house as there isn't enough income anymore, will xplain in thread updates. You got a really nice joint, reminds me of the little barn that was on the acreage that was my last place. Enjoy it for all that it's worth and have a beer on me.
#19
08-19-2014, 03:04 PM
That's a great home for you and your truck
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The only suggestion I'd make is to consider a wood-burning stove. My brother has one in his polebarn (and his house) and hasn't paid a gas bill in 10 years at his current home.
He welded up some 1/4" steel ductwork on top of the stove and has an old blower connected to it distributing heat in his polebarn that holds at least 6 vehicles.
. The only suggestion I'd make is to consider a wood-burning stove. My brother has one in his polebarn (and his house) and hasn't paid a gas bill in 10 years at his current home.
He welded up some 1/4" steel ductwork on top of the stove and has an old blower connected to it distributing heat in his polebarn that holds at least 6 vehicles.
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08-31-2014, 04:43 AM
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I added pictures to the garage album. The siding, concrete floor and garage doors are complete. Seems I now have a "Never-ending-project". I am hoping to get the stair railing and the lower section framed for insulation and drywall before I move my truck into its new home. Have a good holiday, we deserve it.
#21
09-02-2014, 08:41 AM
Cargo Master
#22
09-02-2014, 07:19 PM
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Sell the house to finance the shop...lol, sounds like a very well thought out plan. Ever stop buy here for more free ideas? Garage & Workshop - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums
Make the air compressor easy to get to and or work on/replace parts, ya never know if you go box it in what will happen.
You can never have enough lights, drop light on reels are handy.
Retractable air line reels mounted up high in all 4 corners, or at least 2 in cross corners. Same for drop cords and have lots of 4 pt plug boxes along the walls.
Have at least one truck stall wide enough to be able to have both sides of the doors open. You might loose a bit of work bench, so for that far wall work bench put it on HD hinges?
Set up a corner for welding with 220 (even if you do not own a welder) now and have 220 accessible from the outside. Use a sheet of roof tin for back splash/fire proofing the walls, same for behind the chop saw.
Fire ext fire ext fire ext, real man sized ones, NOT wally world ones. One in each corner unobstructed and mounted about 3 ft off the floor.
A mobile lifting device like the one I posted is the bomb in a shop with all concrete floors. Beats a cherry any day, well sort of. Speaking of all concrete you using all steel or getting the "fiber mesh" in it? Be ready to coat the floor with some good quality gas, oil, solvent, blood what ever proof stuff, cause that fiber can work its way loose and if you are not a creeper kinda guy the fiber can be a pain. Its like flopping around in...well fiberglass cause it is what it is.
What are you using for the interior wall covering? Sheet rock is subject to damage, plywood/OSB is tougher, sheet metal like the roof, is battle proof and pressure washable.
What ever you do, white reflects the light the best, heck even paint the floor, we do it to aircraft hangers.... Have fun, take pics and put a thread in the shop link.
Make the air compressor easy to get to and or work on/replace parts, ya never know if you go box it in what will happen.
You can never have enough lights, drop light on reels are handy.
Retractable air line reels mounted up high in all 4 corners, or at least 2 in cross corners. Same for drop cords and have lots of 4 pt plug boxes along the walls.
Have at least one truck stall wide enough to be able to have both sides of the doors open. You might loose a bit of work bench, so for that far wall work bench put it on HD hinges?
Set up a corner for welding with 220 (even if you do not own a welder) now and have 220 accessible from the outside. Use a sheet of roof tin for back splash/fire proofing the walls, same for behind the chop saw.
Fire ext fire ext fire ext, real man sized ones, NOT wally world ones. One in each corner unobstructed and mounted about 3 ft off the floor.
A mobile lifting device like the one I posted is the bomb in a shop with all concrete floors. Beats a cherry any day, well sort of. Speaking of all concrete you using all steel or getting the "fiber mesh" in it? Be ready to coat the floor with some good quality gas, oil, solvent, blood what ever proof stuff, cause that fiber can work its way loose and if you are not a creeper kinda guy the fiber can be a pain. Its like flopping around in...well fiberglass cause it is what it is.
What are you using for the interior wall covering? Sheet rock is subject to damage, plywood/OSB is tougher, sheet metal like the roof, is battle proof and pressure washable.
What ever you do, white reflects the light the best, heck even paint the floor, we do it to aircraft hangers.... Have fun, take pics and put a thread in the shop link.
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09-03-2014, 02:59 AM
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I was thinking a set of precast steps until I get the front pad poured in concrete. When I have the front pad done, I will have two 6 x 24 drains, one in the middle of each door and have the man door side poured at the same time. This way they can contour that transition area around the man door and set the steps back in place.
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09-03-2014, 07:04 AM
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12-01-2014, 02:04 AM
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Bad Habit's new garage build photbucket slideshow
Wanted to share a slideshow of my new garage/barn build this summer for my truck "Bad Habit" This is the link to the photo bucket slideshow. Chads Garage-Barn Slideshow by bad_habit_F350 | Photobucket
I did actually post this in the garage/workshop thread but nobody seems to have anything to say so I brought it back to our dentside thread.
I did actually post this in the garage/workshop thread but nobody seems to have anything to say so I brought it back to our dentside thread.
#27
12-02-2014, 12:02 PM
Cargo Master
#28
12-02-2014, 03:00 PM
Laughing Gas
#29
12-02-2014, 09:47 PM
Anyways, not bad for a summer project. Now to fill it up.
#30
12-03-2014, 04:10 PM
Laughing Gas
